36-year-oldVietnamese-American,CanTruongwasraisedtobestrong-minded.HewasamodelstudentaspiringtobeadoctoronedayandgotintotheUniversityofChicago.AttheUniversityofChicago,hehadproblemsconcentratingandstudyingsohesoughtprofessionalhelp.Hewasdiagnosedwithdepressionandlaterhospitalizedforit.Whiletakingananti-depressant,heexperiencedamanicepisode.Inhismania,heboughtabrandnewcarfor$32K,andhehadgrandioseideasaboutchangingtheworld.Hethoughthecouldsingle-handedlyleveragethestockmarket.Canwasdiagnosedwithbipolardisorderandwaseventuallyforcedtoleavecollege.Overa12-yearperiod,Cantriedmorethan20differentmedicationandunderwent15electro-convulsiveshocktreatments.
